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Strathconian. Vol. 6, no. 3, March 1957

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Vol. 6 No. 3
CURRIE BARRACKS, CALGARY, ALBERTA, MARCH, 1957
Moreuil Wood Day 1957
In the spring of 1918 the Gernnan Armies were on the nnarch. The allies were reeling under the blows of this nnighty war machine and were slowly and relentlessly being pushed back to the English Channel. Straining every sinew the Allies stiffened their defenses on a line approximately fifty miles from the sea and presented an impenetrable front against which the German dissipated their strength.
However, at the junction of the French and British Armies the Germans discovered a weak spot and it was here at Moreuil Wood on the 30th March 1918, that they made their final attempt to pierce the Allied line. In the early stages the attack was successful and victory was in sight. The Canadian Cavalry Brigade had been hastily summoned and upon arrival Lord Strathcona's Horse rode directly into action smashing the German spearhead and repining the line.
One Squadron under command of Lieut. G M FLOWERDEW charged the German machine guns and twice rode through them slashing right and left with their heavy cavalry sabres. Although the Squadron had lost 70 per cent of its members Itilled and wounded, the enemy broke and retired. Lieut. FLOWERDEW though dangerously wounded through both thighs continued to cheer his men on and was a prime factor in the capture of the posi¬ tion. For "his conspicuous bravery FLOWERDEW
BRIG. F. M. W. HARVEY VC MC
from a portrait by
WINSTON ELLIOT
was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.
This action marked the end of the great Ger¬ man offensive and the turning point in the war for the Allies.
The 30th of March has since been commemor¬ ated annually by Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) as a day of
REMEMBRANCE

tbe0194; onian
Vol. 6 No. 3
CURRIE BARRACKS, CALGARY, ALBERTA, MARCH, 1957
Moreuil Wood Day 1957
In the spring of 1918 the Gernnan Armies were on the nnarch. The allies were reeling under the blows of this nnighty war machine and were slowly and relentlessly being pushed back to the English Channel. Straining every sinew the Allies stiffened their defenses on a line approximately fifty miles from the sea and presented an impenetrable front against which the German dissipated their strength.
However, at the junction of the French and British Armies the Germans discovered a weak spot and it was here at Moreuil Wood on the 30th March 1918, that they made their final attempt to pierce the Allied line. In the early stages the attack was successful and victory was in sight. The Canadian Cavalry Brigade had been hastily summoned and upon arrival Lord Strathcona's Horse rode directly into action smashing the German spearhead and repining the line.
One Squadron under command of Lieut. G M FLOWERDEW charged the German machine guns and twice rode through them slashing right and left with their heavy cavalry sabres. Although the Squadron had lost 70 per cent of its members Itilled and wounded, the enemy broke and retired. Lieut. FLOWERDEW though dangerously wounded through both thighs continued to cheer his men on and was a prime factor in the capture of the posi¬ tion. For "his conspicuous bravery FLOWERDEW
BRIG. F. M. W. HARVEY VC MC
from a portrait by
WINSTON ELLIOT
was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.
This action marked the end of the great Ger¬ man offensive and the turning point in the war for the Allies.
The 30th of March has since been commemor¬ ated annually by Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) as a day of
REMEMBRANCE